Airframers – Page 195
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PICTURE: Airbus starts final assembly of A350-1000
Airbus has commenced final assembly of the A350-1000, the stretched version of the airframer's long-haul twinjet.
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PICTURE: MRJ prototype resumes flight tests
The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet, FTA-1, has resumed flight testing after being on the ground for more than two months.
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Boeing reaffirms 737 Max 9 strategy despite slow sales
Though outsold by more than five-to-one by the Airbus A321neo to date, the 737 Max 9 remains "well-positioned" in the market, says Boeing vice-president of marketing Randy Tinseth.
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A321neo performs maiden test flight
Airbus has started test flights with the A321neo, the largest member of its re-engined single-aisle family.
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OpinionOPINION: What next for Boeing?
Having abandoned a clean-sheet design to replace its 737 in 2011, Boeing has moved swiftly towards flight testing a re-engined version. But its focus may now shift to something larger
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Freighter market converts Bedek into growth plan
Only a year ago it was still possible to speculate on the demise of the freighter aircraft market, one of the key strengths of Israel’s commercial aerospace industry.
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NewsFormer Sikorsky president killed in P-51D crash
Former Sikorsky president Jeff Pino was killed in a crash of his North American P-51D Mustang on 5 February.
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NewsCFM claims 50-second start-up time for A320neo engine
Start-up times are not a problem for the Leap-1A engine nearing entry into service in mid-2016 for the Airbus A320neo, manufacturer CFM International says.
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NewsReports of new 737 Max derivative premature: Boeing
Boeing chief financial officer Greg Smith on 3 February drew an even darker veil around the company’s plans for a new product aimed at addressing a gap between the 737 Max 9 and the 787-8
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAI CEO studies regional jet, light jet projects
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is at a major crossroads and every move in the wrong direction is crucial.
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NewsBoeing may face gap in bridge to 737 Max: Analyst
Boeing may slow down the rate of 737NG deliveries this year due a demand shortfall in the 18-month bridge to the arrival of the re-engined 737 Max, UBS analyst David Strauss says.
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing 737 Max completes maiden flight
Boeing’s lead 737 Max the “Spirit of Renton” defied Seattle’s seasonal drizzle to complete its maiden flight today, taking off over Lake Washington in front of thousands of cheering employees, who the company is hailing for having completed an “extremely clean airplane” marginally ahead of schedule.
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Opinion
OPINION: Dassault excels in balancing act
“We had the impression the crisis was over and the world was back to recovery.” The downturn in markets that as recently as 2014 were darlings of Dassault, and its rivals in large-cabin business jets, surprised the French firm’s boss Éric Trappier, but it illustrates the fragility of a sector ...
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OpinionOPINION: Is Boeing at risk of slowing?
A landmark in Boeing’s illustrious, 99-year history passed unnoticed last year, on 20 February, when its shares traded at $158.31. In nearly a century of achievement, Boeing’s market value had never been higher. More ominously, that value was a distinct peak.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can cargo market ensure 747's future?
On 21 January, Boeing dealt another blow to the 747-8 programme, announcing that from September 2016 it will cut production from the current 1.3 aircraft per month to 0.5 per month.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is the world ready for new era of supersonic travel?
Those who mourn the passing of the Concorde era have cause to do more than mark last week’s anniversary – now a full 40 years ago – of the inauguration of commercial supersonic air service. For there is much cause to hope that NASA is poised to drive forward into ...
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MRJ prototype to resume flight tests in February
The MRJ regional jet programme's FTA 1 has completed structural reinforcements and is scheduled to resume flight tests in February.
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Tehran to host free zones for maintenance services
Iranian authorities intend to establish zones at Tehran’s main airport for companies to establish aircraft maintenance centres.
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Singapore Airshow conference line-up announced
Singapore Airshow organiser Experia events has outlined a series of industries that will take place prior and during the show, which will run from 16 to 21 February.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus faces price pressure on A380 sales
Willie Walsh’s enthusiasm for the A380 – and disclosure that British Airways is looking at adding up to half a dozen used examples to its fleet – only serves to remind us what an enigma the Airbus big beast is.